MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1923, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

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THE KYBER MURDERS

DELHI, Sep. 20.

Reuter’s Eeshawar correspondent says that, in connection with the Orr and Anderson murders at Kyber, the Afghan Government is concentrating troops at Jalalabad. One lavalry regiment lias arrived, and six infantry regiments are expected, accompanied by two batteries. Operations will be commenced against the Ranghukel tribe, to which the murderers belonged. They are now hiding in the N'nssaudelna. A STATE OF WAR. 'Received this day at ° a.m 1 LONDON. Sept. 23. The “Exchange's” Sofia correspondent says in consequence of Communistic riots, the Government has declared a state of war. The '.‘Sunday Express” Belgrade correspondent states tile reports from Bulgaria indicate the revolt, movement is purely a peasants' revolution. The force, estimated at half a million, lias conquered three districts and surrounded and captured a whole cavalry regiment and division of artillery. REBUBLIC BROCEAIMEI).. (Received tUis day at 8 a.m.) ATHENS. Sept. 23. A cipher message from Sofia states a Bulgarian Soviet Republic has been proclaimed in Novozagora, C'enia and Kazanlik. to which Communists, and Agrarians are giving support. The fall of the Zniiokoff Government is believed to be imminent.

Reports from Sofia state martial law lias been proclaimed. OBITUARY. LONDON. Sept. 22. Obituary.— Harvey Dixon, a member of the House of Commons. UEBAIRING QUAKE DAMAGE OSAKA, Sept. 22. The Government Relief Bureau will spend portion of the foreign contributions in building liatil houses and public (lining halls in the public parks, orphanages, and six thousand houses lor refugees. The I lonic Office estimates ten million veil will he required I'm reconstruction of Yokohama hat hour, which will lie commenced as saunas Cabinet votes the necessary money LEAGUE OF NATIONS. AN IMPORTANT ARTICLE. [ Uectkiis Telegrams.] (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) GENEVA. Sept. 23.

The most important work of this year’s session of the Assembly ol the League of Nations is to draft a treaty fo mutual assistance enabling a reduction of armaments. The committee dealing therewith hiiheito has adopted C.iiYeen out of nineteen articles. The tliirteenh provides that any State which is a member of the League and which i-. not a signatory to the treaty, may have the benefit of its provisions by mnijying iis adherence to the Secretary i f the League who shall iiilorm the other eoiit'.aetj nil parties. The States that are not members of the League may become parties in a treaty subject, to the consent of two thirds of the Signatory States. Hodjas has applied tor admission to the League of Nations. LAW JOURNAL'S protest. (Received this.day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON. Sept. 23. The |,aw Journal commenting on Madame Falunv Bey’s trial suggests that the authorities devise a better system of regulation of seiisalional trials at Old Bailey, declaring the eager attendance of fashionably dressed women reduces England's most important criminal court lo the level i-i a I'<n> - house or cinema. FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM. (Received this dav at 12.15 p.m.) VIENNA. Sept. 23. The Bulgarian Charge d’Alfaircs is declaring that the Majority of the recent reports of the revolution in Bulgaria are either false or exaggerated. ami he says that what is really taking place is a ruth'ess struggle by /an Tvolf’s Government- against Bolshevism. The Government discovered that Staniboiiliski was nothing hut a puppet ol Moscow and his whole programme aimed at establishing a Soviet regime in Bulgaria.

M f 'SSO UNI’S R ETORT

(Received this day at 1 2.-15 p.m.) RGMK. Sept. 23. A Turin newspaper ‘Tromanto’’ has irigimted a competition inviting its •eiiTlcrs to submit a definition of Musiolini. The latter has instructed Urn Prefect t«> call on tho editor and to. dm to call off the referendum and mhlish the following statement: As Mussolini declares he bin,sell docs not know what he is, it would he most ditii■uli for any one. else to know. AIR BALDWIN’S MOVEMENTS. (Received this dav at 1.30 p.m-) LONDON. Sept. 23. Lord lurztm returns on Monday and immediately confers with -Mr Imld'V'" prior to the Cabinet meeting called ,or Wednesday. , . . , i: Mr Baldwin makes Ins first public speech at Overton Park. Northampton, on. Thursday, hut In- may decide not to discuss international politics. Mr Baldwin normally presides over the Imperial '( onlcrciicc but when absent Lord Devonshire will act as Dc!"sh' 11. Lloyd Graeme will preside over the Economic Conference. PRCSSIAN ESTATES. LONDON. Sent. 23. The "Dailv Chronicle's-" Berlin correspondent states that according to U statistics published, the Prussian Gowniment- owns 711 largo estate, comprisin''- 1.123.000 acres, yielding a net revenue in rents for the past year of Agi million marks.